Hard To Break Habits

Jul 30, 2023 | Business, Leadership, Personal Management

Bad Habits Everyone has hard to break habits. They become a part of how we do things and we no longer think about them. We just do them. Some are from long ago that have journeyed with us, whether they continue to work or not. Sometimes these established habits are...

Reshape The Firm’s Environment

Aug 7, 2022 | Business, Leadership, Personal Management

Impact Of The Pandemic I just returned from an annual Business Development and Leadership Conference. What an excellent, inspiring experience. I always learn so much from everyone. Interestingly, one of the undercurrents of almost all of our discussions was the...

It’s Your Career. Invest In It.

May 5, 2019 | Business, Leadership

About midway through the NextGen Conference sponsored by NYSCPA last week, I spoke briefly with Tom. He was a young accountant with a few years’ experience. I asked him what he was getting from the speakers so far. He said, “I guess I need to get on with it. I haven’t...

Ask The 2nd Question 1st

Dec 10, 2018 | Business

Normally, whenever you finish something, the first question you ask is about how you did. If it’s an engagement, you consider the success factors of realization, timeliness, quality, client satisfaction, etc. If it’s the end of a time period, you consider what you’ve...

A Tale of Two Calls

Sep 18, 2017 | Business

It was the best of times, it was the worst… Oops. It’s calls, not cities. Unlike Dickens’ Tale, this one is true. Recently, I conducted two coaching calls that couldn’t be more different—best and worst. The first call was from a manager who was of the opinion that the...